Straight Talk Africa

Host Shaka Ssali and his guests discuss the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the impact that it has had on the world 20 years later.
Guests
Olivier Nduhungireh, Rwandan Deputy Permanent Representative to the U.N.
Robin Philpot, Author, “Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa"
Amb. Herman J. Cohen,fmr. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Straight Talk Africa, Wed, April 2, 2014

Published April 02, 2014

Host Shaka Ssali and his guests discuss the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the impact that it has had on the world 20 years later.
Guests
Olivier Nduhungireh, Rwandan Deputy Permanent Representative to the U.N.
Robin Philpot, Author, “Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa"
Amb. Herman J. Cohen,fmr. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Join the Discussion

On our Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Program:

”Nigeria Decides 2015:Post-Election Analysis”

Nigerians are anxiously waiting for election officials to count and certify the final vote tabulations from two days of mostly incident free voting to determine the country’s president. An announcement on the final tally is expected late Monday or Tuesday. A very heavy turnout and some technical problems with a new computerized biometric voting system caused some polls to be kept open and extra day on Sunday. However, the United States and Britain issued a joint statement through the U.S. State Department stating they have seen no evidence of systemic manipulation of the election process, but they are concerned that the collation process, where the votes are being counted may be subject to deliberate political interference. Pre-election polling showed incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari locked in a tight battle for the nation’s top post.

Join us Wednesday, April 1st at 1830 UTC for our live, one-hour television and radio call-in simulcast of "Straight Talk Africa" as part of Voice of America’s “Nigeria Decides 2015” election coverage -- when host Shaka Ssali and his guests bring you post-election analysis of Nigeria’s presidential election.

In the competitive and changing television industry, nothing is more valuable for job-seekers than "real world" experience. The Straight Talk Africa internship program offers motivated and outstanding students exciting opportunities to experience practical journalism. In addition to helping to get our weekly studio programs on-the-air, interns also produce a final project for their portfolios. Projects include writing and producing promos, stories, and even full-length documentary or magazine shows.

For more information and/or send your resume to: africatv@voanews.com
attention Roblyn Hymes. Applications are accepted on a open deadline basis.

A Straight Talk Africa Special

About the Host

Shaka, a Ugandan-born American journalist, holds a doctorate in cross-cultural communication and history from UCLA in California. He is a former Ford Foundation Fellow and has received numerous honors, including a United Nations Peacekeeping Special Achievement Award in International Journalism. Other awards include VOA's Best Journalist Award and Kigezi College Butobere's first ever Highest Achievement Award in International Human Communication. Butobere is located in Kabale, southwestern Uganda, and is Shaka’s alma mater.

During his career, Shaka has interviewed and hosted many presidents and prime ministers. Among them: General Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria; Levy Patrick Mwanawasa; Former President, Zambia; Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister, United Kingdom; Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama; Ghana President John Evans Atta Mills; Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Liberia; Hifikepunye Pohamba, President, Namibia; Uganda President Yoweri Museveni; Joseph Kabila, President, DRC; Rwanda President Paul Kagame; and General Salva Kiir, First Vice President, and president of the government of Southern Sudan.